#AmericanWriters
To fling my arms wide In some place of the sun, To whirl and to dance Till the white day is done. Then rest at cool evening
Harlem Sent him home in a long box— Too dead To know why:
Landlord, landlord, My roof has sprung a leak. Don’t you 'member I told you abou… Way last week? Landlord, landlord,
Night funeral In Harlem: Where did they get Them two fine cars? Insurance man, he did not pay—
I work all day, Said Simple John, Myself a house to buy. I work all day, Said Simple John,
I worked for a woman, She wasn’t mean— But she had a twelve—room House to clean. Had to get breakfast,
God in His infinite wisdom Did not make me very wise— So when my actions are stupid They hardly take God by surprise
How still, How strangely still The water is today, It is not good For water
I play it cool I dig all jive. That's the reason I stay alive. My motto
Good morning, daddy! Ain’t you heard The boogie—woogie rumble Of a dream deferred? Listen closely:
The ivory gods, And the ebony gods, And the gods of diamond and jade, Sit silently on their temple shelv… While the people
You sicken me with lies, With truthful lies. And with your pious faces. And your wide, out—stretched, mock—welcome, Christian hands.
I will take you heart. I will take your soul out of your… As though I were God. I will not be satisfied With the touch of your hand
She, In the dark, Found light Brighter than many ever see. She,
I’ve known rivers: I’ve known rivers ancient as the w… My soul has grown deep like the ri… I bathed in the Euphrates when da… I built my hut near the Congo and…